All hell broke loose. And then remember the darling of co-operatives, New Zealand-based Fonterra followed suit. Also vociferous in condemning the actions of MG was a representative from Bega cheese.

Well the worm has turned and Bega are now feeling the impact of shrinking baby formula export sales. Amazing how clever they were.

Anyone with any trading nouse would have known that the Chinese would react to unfettered importations. And some of those smart aleck farmers, who chased the high returns offered by industry carpets baggers, are now bleating they have not been paid.

If the price being offered looks too good, then it probably is.

How sweet are the words that Australia rides on the back of agriculture.

The record grain crop that is being harvested across Australia is just the good news the government needs as the mining boom falters. Not even global warming got in the way of this record harvest.

When it rains farmers make money and this highlights the need to return as much stored water as possible to agricultural production.

The good season has also highlighted the amazing gains farmers have made in the crops they grow and the way they grow them.

Minimum tillage has allowed maximum use of soil moisture and modern herbicides also play a major role.

Also chiming in is today’s modern equipment that allows large areas to be sown and harvested quickly and efficiently. In all, a mighty package.  

The Victorian CFA nonsense continues. Now volunteer fire fighters, with decades of service and involvement in major fires, are being denied the right to freely enter CFA headquarters in Melbourne.

It is beyond belief that a premier with well-established rural roots would allow this to happen. We need to ask is this union thuggery in place?

Victorians need to store this behaviour away and belt the government at the next election.

Even rusted on ALP supporters need to be alarmed.